Is there a way to keep the staple from tearing through the top sheet of paper? It is useless to me if the top of the staple cuts through the paper.
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I have found that you have to set the stapler on your desktop (instead of holding with your hand). Apparently, you apply too much pressure by holding it in your hand. With it on your desk, there isn't as much pressure.
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Never had a problem with this stapler. It is pretty effortless. Hands down best stapler I have ever used in 20 years of business. Pretty impressive.
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I have the same problem. I am unable to staple 2 sheets without the staple cutting thru the first sheet and therbye not keeping the pages attached. Bad batch possibly? If their is a solution, I don't know it. 3 sheets or heavy paper works fine
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If you mean that when you press down on the stapler, the staple cuts through the paper, rather than holding the top sheet to those below, then no, I haven't seen that problem with these staplers. And I use them heavily in teaching labs and my desk, so I wouldn't worry about that happening normally. You are right, if the top sheet isn't fastened to the bottom ones, no point in stapling them! I gave an extra one to a professor, who said it changed his life:)...
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1st of all, do NOT takle it apart. put on safety glasses, unload staples (same as you load them) dig out stuck staple in end. wolla. Whatever it was you tried to staple might be too hard or thick. Jerry
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Hello, My husband has the Grip-A-Strip above the desk. He usually only overlaps about 3 pages without a problem. The strip probably holds more. But he did say, the strip does now work well if the sheets are stapled. Other than the staple issue, the strip works very well. Hope this answer helps you decide.
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I would have to say no because without the bottom of the stapler which actually curdles the staple to grab ahold of paper it wont adhere to anything. I believe what your trying to accomplish can be done with another stapler made for the purpose of stapling plastic film to a pallet or another use. I believe there is a hand held stapler that is weighted and can be swung like a hammer for that use.
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There are no staples, I cuts slits in the stack of paper and folds it over to keep them together. It leaves a little whole just under the staple position.
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It doesn't use any staples at all. It makes a self folding self tab. Don't "staple" more than 5 or 6 pages or it may jam.
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In mine, I can only load 10 staples at a time or the magazine won't close. Not designed very well if it can't take a whole strip of standard staples.
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If they are loaded upside down and it still doesn't close, remove some staples from the strip. A full strip is too long for it to close.
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I've had this problem, too, and the only thing that works is to use an edge like the blunt end of a metal nail file or something similar to scrape it off. Or you can wet the item and see if the paper dissolves.
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As Calvin Rai said there are no cutouts on the top portion. If you used an xacto knife or utility knife you could cut slits. Us another folder as a template. Would work if you kept the folder open all the time. If you close it you will see the tabs of the "upper"document.
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Make sure the paper is sitting right. If the paper shifts then it will be too close to the edge, some times larger quantities of paper will shift as the machine punches the holes, so do't overload the paper.
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Black button at the back of stapler on top. Push it and staple tray pops out of front. Insert staples and push back closed. Best stapler I've ever had!!!
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While I have not experienced that problem with the Munix 25153 Stapler, I have had the same problem using another booklet stapler. First, I was trying to staple too many pieces of paper for the stapler's capacity. Heavier paper can cause the same problem; not only was I trying to staple together too much paper, the booklet had a card stock cover. Another issue may be not the right staples. I use Munix heavy-duty staples (1/2 inch, 23/13-H) with the Munix stapler and so far have had no problems. I hope this helps with the problem.
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No, the stapler is not transparent. There is a silver piece through the top that covers the staples.
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To be honest, I don't know. I've never put anything thru with staples or paperclips....my best guess would be NO
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No, it cannot. I was disappointed that you could see the entire metal undercarriage (for lack of a better word). I glued colored stones across the top but still was not happy with the result. In the end I tossed it... It wasn't the best made stapler as the section that holds the staples never locked into the top - it was loose.
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I've used this stapler for that purpose, but you have to really watch the air pressure to make sure the staples don't blow through the plywood. We now use a 1/2" wide crown stapler for that purpose and it works much better.